Peoples of Zōayage

Agehin

The Agehin (“settler people”) are thought to have arrived on the northwest island well over a hundred years ago. They now occupy much of the island, as well as parts of the other major islands of the archipelago. Most Agehin provinces pay fealty to the Shogun in Kama, though conflicts - and even wars - between them are still not uncommon.

Also of note is the group of provinces on the southwestern island that has broken away from the Kama Shogunate, and are instead loyal to the High Priestess in Yoshima and her Theocracy.

Uehin

The Uehin (“small people”) people’s origin is unknown - they have lived amongst the Agehin as long as anyone can remember. Some say they were the original inhabitants of what are now considered the Agehin homelands.

Inyuhin

The Inyuhin (“elven people” or “fae people”) people are native to the colder northern portions of the northwest island, though they have lost a good portion of that land to the Agehin in modern times.

Gyahin

The Gyahin (“bird people”) people are native to the northwest island’s highlands. They have largely integrated into Agehin culture, though a number of Gyahin cultural practices have also made their way back into Agehin culture, especially around their native ranges.

Ashizuhin

The Ashizuhin (“dragon people”) people are native to the southwest island. A proud and strong people, the Ashizuhin are divided on their opinions on integrating into Agehin society. Some have embraced it, while others stay to their own lands and resent the outsiders that have encroached on their lands.

Drogrun

The Drogrun, or Ueyagehin (“small island people”) in Agehin, are only native to Drogrun island, off the coast of the eastern island. Like their cousins in other parts of the world, Ueyagehin culture highly values artisans, and especially so metalsmiths. Mountains, though, are not often a part of Ueyagehin life.

Makkhan

The Makkhan, or Ganhin (“barbarian people”), as the Agehin call them, are a separate lineage of humans native to the forests and grasslands in the northern portions of the eastern island. The Ganhin tend to be larger than their Agehin counterparts, and their culture is more communal and egalitarian.

Ekh

The Ekh - Xāigan (“grey barbarians”) to the Agehin - are a people are native to the south and eastern portions of the eastern island. The one ethnic group that has not been conquered by the Agehin, the Ekh are large, strong, and make excellent warriors. They are organized into a large number of clan-based polities throughout the island. Like the Agehin, they nominally all pay fealty to a central leasership - the Khagan in Krigh - but this does not rule out conflicts between individual clans.